Méry-sur-Cher

Méry-sur-Cher
Coat of arms
Méry-sur-Cher
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Méry-sur-Cher
Coordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°ECoordinates: 47°14′49″N 1°59′21″E / 47.2469°N 1.9892°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Vierzon
Canton	Vierzon-2
Intercommunality	Vierzon Pays des cinq Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sylvain Nivard
Area^1	20.91 km^2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	686
• Density	33/km^2 (85/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	18150 / 18100
Elevation	93–158 m (305–518 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Méry-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated by the banks of the Cher River some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Vierzon, at the junction of the N76 and the D211 roads. The now disused Canal de Berry passes through the south of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	490	—
1968	515	+5.1%
1975	534	+3.7%
1982	555	+3.9%
1990	601	+8.3%
1999	625	+4.0%
2008	686	+9.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth-century chateau of Mery.
• The seventeenth-century chateau La Foret.
• The nineteenth-century chateau Gaillard.

Personalities

Cyprian Godebski (1835–1909), sculptor and painter was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official commune website (French)
• Méry-sur-Cher on the Quid website (French)